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2021 Washington DC GS Pay Table

The Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA GS locality table for 2021. The 2021 locality adjustment was 30.48%, applied on top of the 2021 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2021 table for Washington DC. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.
30.48% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,754 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
55 Counties covered by this pay area
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2021 Washington DC GS Pay Table

Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA.

30.48% locality adjustment
55 covered counties
$25,754 to $172,500 salary range

Covered area: District of Columbia, DC, Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, and more.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,754$26,618$27,474$28,326$29,182$29,683$30,530$31,383$31,417$32,216
GS-2 $28,959$29,648$30,607$31,417$31,771$32,705$33,639$34,573$35,508$36,442
GS-3 $31,597$32,650$33,703$34,756$35,809$36,862$37,915$38,968$40,021$41,074
GS-4 $35,470$36,652$37,834$39,016$40,198$41,380$42,563$43,745$44,927$46,109
GS-5 $39,684$41,007$42,330$43,653$44,976$46,300$47,623$48,946$50,269$51,592
GS-6 $44,237$45,711$47,185$48,660$50,134$51,609$53,083$54,558$56,032$57,506
GS-7 $49,157$50,796$52,435$54,074$55,712$57,351$58,990$60,629$62,268$63,906
GS-8 $54,440$56,255$58,070$59,885$61,700$63,515$65,330$67,145$68,960$70,775
GS-9 $60,129$62,133$64,137$66,142$68,146$70,150$72,154$74,158$76,162$78,167
GS-10 $66,216$68,424$70,631$72,839$75,047$77,255$79,462$81,670$83,878$86,085
GS-11 $72,750$75,176$77,602$80,027$82,453$84,879$87,304$89,730$92,155$94,581
GS-12 $87,198$90,106$93,013$95,920$98,827$101,734$104,641$107,548$110,455$113,362
GS-13 $103,690$107,146$110,603$114,059$117,516$120,972$124,428$127,885$131,341$134,798
GS-14 $122,530$126,614$130,698$134,782$138,866$142,950$147,034$151,118$155,202$159,286
GS-15 $144,128$148,932$153,737$158,541$163,345$168,150$172,500$172,500$172,500$172,500
https://www.fedpayscale.org 2021 Washington DC GS Pay Table

2021 Washington DC full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 30.48% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Washington DC.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,754$26,618$27,474$28,326$29,182$29,683$30,530$31,383$31,417$32,216
GS-2 $28,959$29,648$30,607$31,417$31,771$32,705$33,639$34,573$35,508$36,442
GS-3 $31,597$32,650$33,703$34,756$35,809$36,862$37,915$38,968$40,021$41,074
GS-4 $35,470$36,652$37,834$39,016$40,198$41,380$42,563$43,745$44,927$46,109
GS-5 $39,684$41,007$42,330$43,653$44,976$46,300$47,623$48,946$50,269$51,592
GS-6 $44,237$45,711$47,185$48,660$50,134$51,609$53,083$54,558$56,032$57,506
GS-7 $49,157$50,796$52,435$54,074$55,712$57,351$58,990$60,629$62,268$63,906
GS-8 $54,440$56,255$58,070$59,885$61,700$63,515$65,330$67,145$68,960$70,775
GS-9 $60,129$62,133$64,137$66,142$68,146$70,150$72,154$74,158$76,162$78,167
GS-10 $66,216$68,424$70,631$72,839$75,047$77,255$79,462$81,670$83,878$86,085
GS-11 $72,750$75,176$77,602$80,027$82,453$84,879$87,304$89,730$92,155$94,581
GS-12 $87,198$90,106$93,013$95,920$98,827$101,734$104,641$107,548$110,455$113,362
GS-13 $103,690$107,146$110,603$114,059$117,516$120,972$124,428$127,885$131,341$134,798
GS-14 $122,530$126,614$130,698$134,782$138,866$142,950$147,034$151,118$155,202$159,286
GS-15 $144,128$148,932$153,737$158,541$163,345$168,150$172,500$172,500$172,500$172,500
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GS-1 $25,754 GS-2 $28,959 GS-3 $31,597 GS-4 $35,470 GS-5 $39,684 GS-6 $44,237 GS-7 $49,157 GS-8 $54,440 GS-9 $60,129 GS-10 $66,216 GS-11 $72,750 GS-12 $87,198 GS-13 $103,690 GS-14 $122,530 GS-15 $144,128

About the 2021 Washington DC table

The Washington DC Locality Area used the official OPM Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 30.48%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,754, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 55 counties and cities across District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Some of the included jurisdictions include District of Columbia, DC, Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, and more.

2021 Washington DC questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for Washington DC?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA was 30.48%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Washington DC in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Washington DC earned $87,198 in 2021, rising to $113,362 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 Washington DC page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.